[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D649-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 40 public bills, H.R.&45 
092684; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res.U; and H. Res.)8 09302 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3912-16
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3916-17
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2131, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, 
as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center'' (H. Rept. 114-137); and
  H.R. 2394, to reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-138).        
Page H3912
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016: The House continued consideration of H.R. 
2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016. Consideration is expected to resume Tuesday, 
June 9.                                               
  Pages H3882-H3903
Agreed to:
  Norton amendment that prohibits funds from being used in 
contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;                      
Pages H3883-84
  Gosar amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Federal 
Transit Administration's Rapid Growth Area Transit Program; 
                                                             Page H3888
  Gallego amendment that prohibits the use of funds by the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) to redesign the Phoenix Metroplex 
regional airspace;                                           
Page H3891
  Maxine Waters (CA) amendment that prohibits the use of funds to carry 
out section 210 of this Act with respect to the Housing Authority of 
the county of Los Angeles, CA;                               
Page H3893
  Walberg amendment that was debated on June 3rd that strikes section 
102 from the bill which allows the Secretary or his designee to engage 
in activities with States and State legislators to consider

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proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities (by a 
recorded vote of 235 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 299); and 
                                                         Pages H3897-98
  Stivers amendment that was debated on June 3rd that prohibits the use 
of funds for the Private Enforcement Initiative of the Fair Housing 
Initiatives Program under section 561(b) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1987 (by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 198 noes, 
Roll No. 307).                                           
Pages H3902-03
Rejected:
  Norton amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to permit 
air transportation service between midnight and 6 a.m. at Ronald Reagan 
National Airport (DCA);                                  
Pages H3885-86
  McClintock amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to zero 
out the funding for Payments to Air Carriers and apply the savings of 
$155,000,000 to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 
166 ayes to 255 noes, Roll No. 298);                         
Page H3897
  Cartwright amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to 
strike section 134 of the bill, which prohibits the use of funds to 
develop, issue, or implement any regulation that increases levels of 
minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or 
property as in effect on January 1, 2014 (by a recorded vote of 176 
ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 301);                         
Pages H3898-99
  Garrett amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to 
increase funding, by offset, for the Federal Railroad Administration by 
$16,930,000 (by a recorded vote of 160 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 302);
                                                             Page H3899
  Brooks (AL) amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to 
strike the paragraph providing funding for Operating Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (by a recorded vote of 143 ayes 
to 283 noes, Roll No. 303);                           
Pages H3899-H3900
  Brooks (AL) amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to 
strike the paragraph providing funding for Capital and Debt Service 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (by a recorded 
vote of 139 ayes to 286 noes, Roll No. 304);             
Pages H3900-01
  Capps amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to increase 
funding in the Pipeline Safety Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund by 
$27,604,000 (by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 305);
                                                             Page H3901
  Lee amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to administer, 
implement, or enforce section 193 or section 414 of this Act (by a 
recorded vote of 176 ayes to 247 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 306); and                             
Pages H3888-91, H3901-02
  Esty amendment that was debated on June 3rd that sought to increase 
funding, by offset, for the Federal Railroad Administration, by 
$3,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 308. 
Agreed by unanimous consent that the earlier roll call vote taken on 
the Esty amendment be vacated).               
Pages H3898, H3901, H3903
Withdrawn:
  Polis amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have evaluated ridership on transit by ridership demand; and 
                                                         Pages H3887-88
  Blumenauer amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have reduced the amount for necessary expenses for the 
``Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Salaries and 
Expenses'' by $1.                                        
Pages H3895-96
Proceedings Postponed:
  Blackburn amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 3, 2015) that seeks to reduce each amount made available by this 
Act by 1 percent;                                        
Pages H3882-83
  Gosar amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to carry out 
the rule entitled ``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing'', published 
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal 
Register on July 19, 2013;                               
Pages H3884-85
  Gosar amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce the rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: 
Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard 
Flammable Trains'';                                      
Pages H3886-87
  Posey amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds by the 
Department of Transportation to take any actions with respect to the 
financing of passenger rail projects along Florida's East Coast; 
                                                             Page H3891
  Sessions amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to support 
Amtrak's route with the highest loss, measured by contributions/(Loss) 
per Rider;                                               
Pages H3892-93
  Sessions amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to support 
any Amtrak route whose costs exceed 2 times its revenues; 
                                                         Pages H3893-94
  Schiff amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to enforce 
section 47524 of title 49, with regard to noise or access restriction 
of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA;                  
Pages H3894-95
  Posey amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds by the 
Department of Transportation to authorize exempt facility bonds to 
finance passenger rail projects that cannot attain the speed of 150 
mph; and                                                     
Page H3895

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  Posey amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds by the 
Department of Transportation to make a loan in an amount that exceeds 
$600,000,000 under the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act.                                                         
Page H3896
  H. Res. 287, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2577) and (H.R. 2578) was agreed to on June 2nd.
Passing of Joseph Robinette ``Beau'' Biden, III: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 299, on the passing of Joseph Robinette ``Beau'' Biden, III. 
                                                             Page H3904
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 8 and that the 
order of the House of January 6, 2015 regarding Morning Hour debate 
does not apply on that day.                                  
  Page H3904
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3896.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3897, H3897-98, H3898-99, 
H3899, H3900, H3900-01, H3901, H3902, H3902-03 and H3903. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2 p.m.